WORCESTER - Two teenagers were arrested on charges in connection with armed robbery on Tacoma Street early Saturday morning.

According to a statement by Worcester police, two officers were on patrol in the Great Brook Valley area when a livery driver flagged the squad car down at approximately 2:45 am. He told the officers two men robbed him at gunpoint.

The victim told officers he was on his way to pick up a fare on Tacoma Street when he was approached by the two males. One of the men pointed a gun, demanding cash. The suspects took the driver's money and his car radio before fleeing on foot.

The officers broadcasted a description of the pair over the police radio and shortly after two men fitting the description were seen nearby. Luis Campos, 17, of 25 Hooper Street, Worcester, was arrested on site. Following a foot pursuit, the officers apprehended the second suspect, a 15-year-old juvenile.

Police transported the victim to the area where police held the two suspects, report police. The victim identified the two teenagers as the people who robbed him.

Officers backtracked the path the juvenile took when he fled police and police found a BB gun under the tire of a parked vehicle. "The pistol resembled an actual firearm," according to the statement by Worcester police.

Campos and the juvenile were arrested on the charges of trespassing and armed robbery. The juvenile was also charged with resisting arrest.

Police report the juvenile was released to family members while Campos was taken to court on Monday morning.